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Soc Unit 1
Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Socialization | the process by which a person internalizes the values, beliefs, and norms of society and learns to function as a member of society |
| looking-glass self | emerges from out ability to assume the point of view of others and imagine how they see us |
| I | sense of self |
| me | distinct object of how perceived by others |
| generalized other | allows them to apply norms and behaviors learned in specific situations to new situations |
| George Mead | imitation, play, and games are very important in helping children recognize one another, distinguish between self and other, and grasp idea that other people can have multiple roles |
| Eric Erikson | theory of psychological development identifies in 8 steps. Each stage involves specific conflict that the person must resolve in order to move onto next stage |
| total institution | institution where people are totally immersed and that controls all the basics of day-to-day life |
| adult socialization | socialization that occurs in adulthood as we take on new roles and jobs |
| resocialization | sense of social values, beliefs, and norms are reengineered, often deliberately, through an intense social process that may take place in a total institution |
| self | how individuals interpret their activities, abilities, and distinguishing qualities. |
| status | position in society that comes with a set of expectations |
| ascribed status | one we are born with that is unlikely to change |
| achieved status | one we earned through individual effort of that is imposed by others |
| master status | status that overrides all others and effects all other statuses that we possess |
| roles | behaviors expected from a particular status |
| role conflict | roles (multiple) associated with one status clash with the roles associated with a different status |
| role strain | roles associated with a single status clash |
| gender roles | set of behavioral norms associated primarily with males or females. More powerful and influential than other roles that people fill |
| social construction | how people give meaning or value to ideas or objects through social interactions |
| symbolic interactionism | microlevel theory based on the idea that people act in accordance with shared meanings, orientations, and assumptions |
| dramaturgical theory | social life as theatrical performance in which we are all actors on metaphysical stage, with roles, scripts, costumes, and sets |
| Frontstage | The public setting where individuals perform roles and manage impressions for an audience |
| Backstage | A private space where actors can relax, drop the performance, and prepare for future front-stage appearances |
| ethnomethodology | approach to studying human interaction that focuses on the ways in which we make sense of our world, convey this understanding to others and produce mutually shared social order |
| breaching experiments | have people act abnormal in social interactions to see how people would act |
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